The Appellate Division ( First Department ).  "Above the main pediment there will be a large group of "Justice," by Mr. Daniel Chester French. The bas-reliefs of the pediment itself are being executed by Mr. Charles H. Niehaus, and represent "The Triumph of Law over Anarchy." The two large seated statues flanking the entrance on either side are by Mr. F. W. Ruckstuhl, and represent "Force" and "Wisdom." Reclining on the two pediments over the two windows on either side of the entrance doors, are figures of the four hours of the day, by Mr. M. M. Schwartzott. The large group surmounting the central portions of the Madison avenue fapade is by Mr. Karl Bitter, representing "Peace." The caryatides by Mr. Thomas Shields Clarke represent the four seasons. Upon each of the pedestals of the balustrade surmounting the top of the building will be individual statues of historic law-givers ... ."  [ Continued ]

[ Quote from "Notes and Reviews," Vol. III, Municipal Affairs, p. 758 ( New York: Reform Club, Committee on City Affairs, 1899 ) ]